Table of Contents

November 1996 Vol. 89 No. 3

20 Ought Ought The digits are not the only reason to take a good look at the class of 2000. By Jay Heinrichs

26 The Inside Story Admissions dean Karl Furstenberg explains how the new class got here, and where it's likely to go. By Karl Furstenberg

30 Cue the Millennium What sort of learning will the class of 2000 need for the twenty-first century? Compiled by Christine Schulttz

36 A Billion Dollars That's how big the endowment has grown, thanks in part to the newly concluded capital campaign By Rebecca Bailey

2 Letters

10 Dr. Wheelock's Journal

12 On the Hill

17 Curmudgeon

18 Syllabus

43 Class Notes

71 D-Mail

74 Obituaries

80 Dartmouth Undying

On TheCover:If high-school standingand board scoresdetermine a class'sworth, 2000 is themost impressive inDartmouth history.